UNESCO
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Mexican candidate for UNESCO Gabriela Ramos meets CA
Apr 20, 2025Gabriela Ramos Patina, Mexico’s candidate for Director-General of UNESCO (2025–2029), paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here today. Federico Salas, the Mexican Non-resident Ambassador to Bangladesh... -
UNESCO book exhibition begins tomorrow at JPC
Feb 27, 2025The Jatiya Press Club (JPC) in the capital will host the UNESCO Book Exhibition-2025 tomorrow for the entire day. The National Association of UNESCO Clubs in Bangladesh will host the event for the ninth time in... -
UNESCO-listed musical instrument stifled in Afghanistan
Jan 8, 2025Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi’s cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands. Sakhi has crafted two rubabs... -
Madeira wildfire threatens UNESCO listed forest
Aug 22, 2024Portuguese authorities sent reinforcements to the island of Madeira on Wednesday to fight a wildfire raging for a week that has touched the edge of a UNESCO listed forest. The fire had burned 4,392 hectares (10,850... -
Canadian firm loses UNESCO gold mining case against Romania
Mar 9, 2024A Canadian mining company on Friday lost an arbitration case against Romania after it blocked a gold mining project at a site now recognised by UNESCO, Bucharest announced. Canadian firm Gabriel Resources had sought up to... -
West Bank city pins tourism hopes on UNESCO listing
Oct 4, 2023A prehistoric site in the old city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank has given Palestinians hope for an increase in tourism after UNESCO designated it a World Heritage site. Fewer than a dozen people... -
UNESCO adds Iran caravanserais to heritage sites list
Sep 18, 2023On Sunday, the United Nations cultural agency added a large number of Iran’s caravanserais—roadside rest areas for travelers along the nation’s historic trade routes—to its list of World Heritage Sites. The World Heritage Committee decided to... -
Bangladesh elected EC member of UNESCO’s OIC
Jun 28, 2023Bangladesh was elected to the Executive Council of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) for the term 2023-25, garnering the most votes. According to a communication received here, the election took place today at the UNESCO Headquarters... -
Huawei and UNESCO will Work Together to Cultivate Global Talents
Mar 2, 2023As part of the Mobile World Congress 2023, Huawei has partnered with UNESCO Global Alliance for Literacy (GAL) to cultivate global talents. The announcement was made at a Digital Talent Summit co-hosted by Huawei and the... -
Families in South Asia go into debt to pay for education: UNESCO
Jan 4, 2023Due to the global pandemic and rising education costs, many families are now in debt solely to pay for their children’s education. According to a news statement from BRAC issued here today, costs including tuition, private...
